boostman Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Great improvement. from when you brought those. Thanks [emoji1] Coming along slowly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Two questions, 1) Is the window still not letting in air on the drivers door after I adjusted it 2) Have you chucked the Mines in yet to see if it was just a touch of damp/condensation in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Surrounds look lovely after a refresh, nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Two questions, 1) Is the window still not letting in air on the drivers door after I adjusted it 2) Have you chucked the Mines in yet to see if it was just a touch of damp/condensation in it? No the window is fine although very slow to come up, sounds grumpy! And no not tried the mines yet, did you disconnect the battery to fit it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 No I've always just bunged it in with the engine off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Pods are on! Used a bin and cloth to hold them whilst the glue dried! Very happy with the new look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolizma Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Very nice car mate! Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Very nice car mate! Keep up the good work! Thanks mate! [emoji1] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I think you've sorted most of the minor things now haven't you? The pods/numberplate (do the front one too) and wipers have made a hell of a difference along with the lacquer repair. Have you found out how long the service interval is for a cambelt? The one you have on would of been put on no later than mid 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 I think you've sorted most of the minor things now haven't you? The pods/numberplate (do the front one too) and wipers have made a hell of a difference along with the lacquer repair. Have you found out how long the service interval is for a cambelt? The one you have on would of been put on no later than mid 2012 Yeh it's getting there! Need to get a smaller jap front plate and I might have a go at painting the front lip and replacing the mesh with new stainless mesh! Iv also decided Id like some oem or similar skirts and spats! I think they really finish the car off nicley! No not found out yet I'd imagine 10 years or 60k miles at a guess but I'll find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yeh it's getting there! Need to get a smaller jap front plate and I might have a go at painting the front lip and replacing the mesh with new stainless mesh! Iv also decided Id like some oem or similar skirts and spats! I think they really finish the car off nicley! No not found out yet I'd imagine 10 years or 60k miles at a guess but I'll find out! Would it really be as much as that? The crappy Seat I have atm needs one every 4 years. I thought about getting oem skirts. They were the only thing I considered changing on their own. IMO if you swap the front bumper for any of the others you have to do the skirts too to stop them looking out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Would it really be as much as that? The crappy Seat I have atm needs one every 4 years. I thought about getting oem skirts. They were the only thing I considered changing on their own. IMO if you swap the front bumper for any of the others you have to do the skirts too to stop them looking out of place. A quick Google says 5 years or 63000 miles! I wouldn't change the front bumper I like it, just needs a lip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 A quick Google says 5 years or 63000 miles! I wouldn't change the front bumper I like it, just needs a lip! Get an active front spoiler if anything. IMO I think those lips always look too 'Stuck on' in certain colours. Good news on the cambelt then, you've got 2 years or around 26k miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LasseV Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 No the window is fine although very slow to come up, sounds grumpy! And no not tried the mines yet, did you disconnect the battery to fit it? I have a Mines Ecu and it went bad. In rainy day it just shut the car down in highway. Car did start but it stopped almost instantly. Reason to this problem was a leaking capacitor. Local shop did change all of those six capacitors and now it works perfectly. I have to say i love it, throttle response is so good, revs much more smoothly and there is so much more torque in middle than stock unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 I have a Mines Ecu and it went bad. In rainy day it just shut the car down in highway. Car did start but it stopped almost instantly. Reason to this problem was a leaking capacitor. Local shop did change all of those six capacitors and now it works perfectly. I have to say i love it, throttle response is so good, revs much more smoothly and there is so much more torque in middle than stock unit. I did open it up to have a quick look and didn't see any problems, but I'll have another look for swollen caps before I put it in! Thanks for the tip! Can't wait to see what it's like! [emoji1] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LasseV Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I did open it up to have a quick look and didn't see any problems, but I'll have another look for swollen caps before I put it in! Thanks for the tip! Can't wait to see what it's like! [emoji1] You probably cant see those faulty ones, so better change them all. It is cheap fix, it did cost 30 euros. It just makes car much more easier to drive fast and that throttle response is so good and addictive... It's like driving GT86 with much more oooomph AND with better sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 That's a great bit of info LasseV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 That's a great bit of info LasseV What did it do when it failed on you Graham? Would it not start or did it cut out while driving? Also LasseV when caps fail or begin to fail the top begins to swell so if you can feel the top is not flat it's dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 What did it do when it failed on you Graham? Would it not start or did it cut out while driving? Also LasseV when caps fail or begin to fail the top begins to swell so if you can feel the top is not flat it's dead. It started to run rough when driving and the car lost power. When it first happened it had a horrendous idle. I took it out and left it in my room a few months, randomly put it back in and it was fine for over a year. I still think it was getting condensation in it from the time of year and the weather at the time; similar to the door locking issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 It's been a busy day! Not the best of starts, checked the caps in the mines ecu which look fine so I put it in and got a mile down the road and the car died, irratic rpm then cut out and wouldn't start! Good job I had the stock ecu with me haha http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/1148210067ef68d5e2eb7665e9416df0.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/dd08b462ce6178c4cb65239aad217636.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/cd95ba685e25e953a2d3aba99726e2fd.jpg After getting home I washed, polished, waxed the car and fitted my new front plate from Jurgen. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/29bfe6d1ff3b69851a165694e10d4053.jpg Then I started looking at the drivers window as it makes a very unhappy sound and turned out to be rubbing, so I threw copper slip at it and heyho! Also thank you Graham for the free piece of wood I found inside the door! http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/3838628f618ad4e47d2efc177705e24b.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/edcd066ad8b681d514e39c7e961ec382.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/921dd6e931262ea6dfcc4f2be2be33bf.jpg And finally I glued the split on the front bumper, just needs sanding and painting! http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/11/650137a92234f712998b109f3f072eae.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Was that wood in the bottom of the door lol? When the regulator died the other year I had to prop the window up with bits, and the garage must of lost one when it was swapped over. What you described with the Mines was the same issue I had- when I fitted it the second time it just randomly worked for nearly a year. At the worst you tried it and it's only a 2minute job to swap them over. I did contact a few ecu places but where they try and just take the info onto a replacement ecu, it wont work as it's a locked ecu. Maybe a dry solder joint has gone somewhere but stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Oh yeah the front plate looks better too. Minus these tidyup bits, has everything else been okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostman Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Oh yeah the front plate looks better too. Minus these tidyup bits, has everything else been okay? Yeh the wood was inside the door under the mechanism! Haha And I'm loving the smaller plate on the front! Yeh I'd like to get the mines running so when I have some spare time I'll change all the caps and have a real good check and if that doesn't work I'll contact an electrical repair company! It's running great so far, it's booked in the garage on Monday to have the dizzy oring changed as it's dripping oil on the alternator and I'm getting them to give it a good once over whist it's there. Oh I wrapped the decat flex aswell, semi success, the noise is quieter and only until 3k rpm instead of 5k so I'll tighten it more when I next have the intake pipe out! And also I had a play with the stock sub! It sounds surprisingly good! Need to get it installed, will put the amp under the passenger seat I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I'm glad the car is running fine. At least it allows you to just keep picking through niggles one by one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Get some more photos of the whole car up too. It's nice to see the old girl looking smart, and it gives me more motivation to torch my current crapbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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